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Subscriber Essay: The Brief History of the Suri Empire
In a small change from our usual routine this essay is not the product of a subscriber request but of my own addled brain, though it comes by way of a…
Aug 8, 2020
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Derek Davison
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Subscriber Essay: the Hagia Sophia
I’ve unlocked this essay mostly for people who’ve stopped by from over at Discontents. For access to more essays like this, including FX’s back…
Jul 19, 2020
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Derek Davison
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Subscriber Essay (now unlocked): What do we know about the NYT's Russian bounty bombshell?
I’m very bad at predicting which stories are going to become A Big Deal and which aren’t, so I try not to do too much of that in the regular newsletter…
Jun 28, 2020
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Derek Davison
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Subscriber Essay: the Mongol invasions of Iran
Today’s essay topic is a joint effort from The Anon: Could you do an essay on the Mongol invasions of Iran and the lasting psychological impact this has…
Jun 7, 2020
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Derek Davison
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Subscriber Essay: the history of the Hajj
I know it’s been a long absence but I’m happy to finally be able to start doing subscriber essays again on a more regular basis. If you’re unfamiliar…
Apr 4, 2020
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Derek Davison
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Subscriber essay: Mandatory Differences
Subscriber SL asks: You've touched a little in some asides in your podcasts about how the French and British ran their interwar 'mandates' (i.e…
Jan 26, 2020
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Derek Davison
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Subscriber essay: a Qasem Soleimani Q&A
In the wake of the US drone strike that killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani a few days ago, I thought subscribers might appreciate a little more…
Jan 5, 2020
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Derek Davison
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